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cumbrous
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cum·brous  (kmbrs)
adj.
Cumbersome.

[Middle English, from cumbren, to annoy; see cumber.]

cumbrous·ly adv.
cumbrous·ness n.
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Adj.1.cumbrous - difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"
unmanageable, unwieldy - difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"


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